/*
  A simple file io wrapper
  by Nautical
*/

FileIO = {
  baseDir = "gmodz";
}

// File Reading & Writing
function FileIO:WriteFile(name, contents)

  if (!file.Exists(self.baseDir, "DATA")) then
    file.CreateDir(self.baseDir);
  end

  local path = self.baseDir .. "/" .. name;
  file.Write(path, contents);
end

function FileIO:ReadFile(name)
  local path = self.baseDir .. "/" .. name;

  if (!file.Exists(path, "DATA")) then
    return ""
  end

  return file.Read(path,"DATA");
end

// JSON Encoding / Decoding
function FileIO:Encode(name, table)
  self:WriteFile(name, util.TableToJSON(table));
end

function FileIO:Decode(name)
  local contents = self:ReadFile(name);
  if (contents == "") then
    return {};
  end
  return util.JSONToTable(contents);
end